Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 October 2011
434 Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29890/11]
View answerAn application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2011, processing of which has recently been completed, thereby allowing Disadvantaged Area payment to issue on 17 October 2011. Advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme was issued to the applicant on 17 October 2011.
435 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payment of the outstanding balance of a 2010 REP scheme 4 application to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will also arrange for the prompt payment of 2011 REP scheme 4 and disadvantaged area payments to this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29896/11]
View answerThe person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and received full payments for the first two years of their contract.
In addition, 75% of the third year payment issued on 7 April 2011 for the amount of €6724.28. Following a cross-check between the SPS application for 2010 and the REPS agri-environmental plan an area discrepancy of 0.98 ha. was discovered which resulted in the imposition of a penalty. My Department is currently making arrangements to process the outstanding 25% payments to farmers in these instances where penalties have been imposed. I expect that these outstanding payments will commence in October.
Arrangements are also well advanced to issue payments in respect of 2011 and I expect that these payments will commence in November.
436 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the disadvantaged area payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29924/11]
View answerAn application under the 2011 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 11 April 2011. Processing of the application of the person named has recently been completed thereby allowing payment to issue shortly.
